Highlights from EIBF 2021
31 Aug '21
Mara Menzies The live audience at the EIBF Sculpture Court theatre were held in suspenseful silence by Mara Menzie’s performance reading of a...
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A New Chapter for The Edinburgh International Book Festival
24 Aug '21
This year, The Edinburgh International Book Festival are staging a hybrid programme of over 250 events from their new home at the University of...
Denise Mina & Ghillie Basan at Fringe by the Sea
16 Aug '21
Last Tuesday, we caught up with Denise Mina and Ghillie Basan at their events at the Fringe by the Sea, North Berwick's annual arts and culture...
Your Chance to Join the Team
13 Apr '21
Birlinn Ltd, Scotland’s largest independent publishing house, is seeking to employ a full-time Events Co-ordinator and Campaign Assistant – come...
Festivals Galore!
08 Oct '20
Autumn is always a busy time for authors, festival programmers, booksellers and publishers alike, and we’re so happy that this year has been no...
Join us for the Launch of Ardnish by Angus MacDonald
06 Jul '20
We’re delighted to celebrate the launch of Ardnish by Angus MacDonald with an exclusive online event between Angus and fellow Birlinn author Polly...
Birlinn Virtual Book Festival: Jenny Lecoat Launches Hedy’s War
07 May '20
Our first fiction event as part of the Birlinn Virtual Book Festival took place on Thurs 7th May to celebrate the launch of Jenny Lecoat's stunning...
Neu! Reekie! to Celebrate Edwin Morgan’s Centenary in a Live Film Transmission
22 Apr '20
Join our friends Neu! Reekie! on Friday 25th April at 7.30pm as they celebrate the life and work of Edwin Morgan.
Birlinn Virtual Book Festival: Native by Patrick Laurie
03 Apr '20
Cows, curlews and conservation were the hot topics in our second event in the Birlinn Virtual Book Festival on Thursday 2nd April as we launched the...
Birlinn Virtual Book Festival: One Week in April by Maggie Craig
01 Apr '20
This week the Birlinn Virtual Book Festival kicked off in style with the launch of Maggie Craig’s One Week in April on Wednesday 1st April at...
Interesting Times: Iain Maloney’s Guest Post
23 Mar '20
Iain Maloney at Aye Write Book Festival 2020. Credit: Robbie Boyd Over the next few weeks we’ll be featuring guest blog posts by our authors as...
An update from the Birlinn team
18 Mar '20
We have made the difficult decision to cancel all author events until the end of May as a result of concerns surrounding coronavirus. We are working...
